Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-23
OPPOSED TO ANNEXATION.
Sentiments Expressed BY the East
Sfders Yesterday Evening.

A Meeting Held 1T Fred Scheuer,s Al
dressed by Property Holders and Ia
Fayers' Protest Vigorously Agains,
Incorporation.
A meeting of the residents Of the proposed
new addition to the city on the east wal
held at T. V. Scheuer's store, on East PARK
strset last evening, at which q great deal oi
enthusiasm was evoked and much denun.
citation OF the charter expressed.
Mr.. Scheuer on opening the meeting
remarked that be was willing five years ago
to see the section he lived in incorporated,
but since they had been refused then they
had got along very we'll since by themselves
and he saw no reason why they couldn't
get along to the end in the same way.
Thu meeting organized by the selection of
4: D. Aiken for chairman and Mr.. Carman
as secretary.
A number OF addresses were made by
F. v: Scheuer, John Mahoney, E. M. Bowen,
DR.. Ward. Mike Hickey. A. Sawtell, A..
THAI, A. S~chwanson, Mr.. Huston, jackson
Davis, j. Disco and others, in more or less
bitter de~punciation.
Fred Scheuer moved and it was carried
by acclamation, that the citizens of the
proposed new lii it's living on East Park
street cast their individual ballots against
the proposed annexation of the section in
which they lived to the corporation of
Butte and that The MINER be requested to
publish the same.
Mr.. E. M. Bowen was apprehensive that
after the adoption of the charter thew
would make dumping ground of the street
in front of his hotel, having raised the
grade on Wyoming street so high.
DR.. Ward protested Indignantly against
the Mayor or any other individual running
this burg, and telling US they are going to
gobble US up whether or no. We are Der.
affairs and l am bitterly opposed to the
charter"
Secretary Carman made a few remarks
in reference to the hardship OF voting at
the City Hall. He understood they did
rave to register. He was a sufferer by
having no mode of ingress to or egress
from his house on East Broadway.
Mike Hickey thought thu only people |
h would reap any benefit bv the new |
measure would be ofice-seekers uptown.
A. THAI expressed himself opposed to
the charter as the Council, by the power
receive. will incur an exorbitant debt |
which will be saddled on their property.
DIR. Ward moved seconded by Mr.. Scheuer |
49, " oAh VoOO NO 0nC VI luO 60u60 u /
The meeting for or against annexation.
A: THAI objected to any but property
nolders expressing themselves on the propo-
'ition, but he was in a minority of one.
The motion in favor of annexation was
out and received only one vote-that of the
secretary of the meeting.
The contrary-those against annexation
carried with a stentorian 'aye' that
the feeble protest OF Mr.. Carman.
Mr.. Huston, opposing the scheme, pro-
posed that all come here on election day
md voice their sentiments.
Jackson Davis, engineer at the Parrot,
vas in favor OF staying out. 1.-The county
9 Of sufficient protection to me. City Off
ials are only trying to get a larger sack to
landle."
Moved and seconded that the thanks OF
he meeting be extended to F. v. Scheuer
or the use of his storeroom. Carried by
MI. MaloDey moved to appoint a com
1ittee to confer with the other meetings to
% held elsewhere, to see if they can vote in
heir own precinct. l.
Alderman Pinkham arrived at the close
I the meeting and made a short address
I support of the proposition in which he
oOk occasion to explain what he claimed !
ere wrong ideas concerning the amount of J
Indebtedness which could be incurred I'M
er the new charter. He protested against !
LITIGATION OF aldermen for their action in
he matter.
A motion was put and carried to adj
urn to the 25th inst. at the same place.
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